A STUDY TO INVESTIGATE TUBITAK’S SCIENTIFIC FUNDS IN ACADE-MIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTEXT
AKADEMİK GİRİŞİMCİLİK BAĞLAMINDA TÜBİTAK DESTEKLERİNİN DAĞILIMI-NIN İNCELENMESİ

Author : Elyase İSKENDER -Hatice Yasemin İSKENDER
Number of pages : 54-75

Abstract

In this study, a specialized entrepreneurship concept academic entrepreneurship, has been evaluated in the context of TÜBİTAK’s Scientific Funding. Scientific and technological research council of Turkey has funded scientific projects for supporting academic entrepreneurship. In this study the equity of the Fund Distribution has been examined. For this aim the data from TUBITAK for funds of 2011-2015 time span has used. Gini coefficients for every years in this time interval has calculated with utilizing this funding data. In addition to this funding amount per capita for cities has examined to find the causes of high Gini values. As a result of this calculation, Ankara, Kocaeli and Isparta cities are the most ruiner of the TUBITAK Scientific Fund Distribution’s fairness. Albeit Hakkari, Şırnak, Muş, Mardin and Amasya are the cities which raises the Gini Coefficient, with their short of funding. An interesting finding is the funds sent to Tunceli has been dramatically raised recent years, although its geographic location. Besides this study is the first study in Turkish Literature which is examining the fairness of the TUBİTAK Scientific Funds Distribution with using the Gini Coefficient.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship, Academic Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur Universities, TUBITAK Academic Funding, Gini Coefficient

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